Video footage captured by a bystander shows a man picking up a large rock and throwing it in the direction of a Hawaiian monk ...

Monk seals are a protected species under state and federal laws.

A Seattle tourist is facing potential federal prosecution after he allegedly hurled a rock at a beloved Hawaiian monk seal ...

Federal wildlife officials are planning a necropsy – or animal autopsy — on a dead Hawaiian monk seal found off the coast of Nanakuli earlier this week.

Hawaiian monk seals are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act and MMPA, as well as state law. It is illegal to ...

While monk seals are generally not aggressive, mother seals are large and powerful and can be very protective of their young, ...